ADDRESS : No. 35 Maryland Street, Cubao, Quezon City

PHONE : 727-6647/0917-838-1241

BORN : 13 FEBRUARY 1959

STATUS : BACHELOR

SEX : MALE

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1965 – 1969 - San Beda College - Elementary

1969 – 1976 - La Salle Greenhills - High School

1976 – 1980 - Ateneo de Manila University - AB Politiucal Science, Philosophy (minor)

1980 – 1984 - Ateneo Law School - Bachelor of Laws

1985 - ADMISSION TO PHILIPPINE BAR

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1988 – present - Chief, Board of Special Inquiry, Bureau of Immigration; Liaison with DFA, DOJ and DOT counterparts on immigration and security concerns; Deputized Graft Investigator & Outstanding Resident Ombudsman (1993 – 1995)

1986 – 1988 – Partner, Luy martinez Ledesma Law Office, Makati City

1985 – 1986 - Research Attorney, Regional Trial Court, Branch 106, Quezon City, Presided by then Judge Miriam Defensor-Santiago

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Immigration Brief for Foreign Investors in the Philippines, 1990 edition, 192-pages.

2. An Outline of Philippine Immigration and Citizenship Laws, 1999 edition, 732-pages (Second printing; published by Rex Bookstore, Inc. [RBI]);

3. Manual of the Alien Registration Act of 1950, 1999 edition, 158-pages (Co-author, Published by RBI); and

4. An Outline of Philippine Immigration and Citizenship Laws, Revised Edition, Additional 130-pages (Manuscript being prepared)